Protecting Your Privacy in Our Global Mission
Last Updated: January 18, 2026
256-bit SSL encryption for all user data
Access, correct, or delete your personal information
Compliant with international data protection laws
Blooming World International ('BLWI', 'we', 'us', or 'our') is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our services, visit our website (https://blwi.org), or interact with us in connection with our mission to empower communities through innovation.
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide us through our services. This policy applies to all information collected through our services and any related services, sales, marketing, or events.
As an organization contributing to 17 Sustainable Development Goals, we handle data with the same care we bring to community empowerment and innovation.
In our work with educational programs, maternal health, and community development, we may collect sensitive data with explicit consent. This includes:
We only collect sensitive data with explicit consent and for specific, legitimate purposes aligned with our mission.
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To provide, maintain, and improve our services and programs
To measure and report on program effectiveness and community impact
To send updates, newsletters, and information about our initiatives
To protect our services, users, and comply with legal obligations
Legal Basis: We process your personal information based on: (1) Your consent; (2) Performance of a contract; (3) Compliance with legal obligations; (4) Legitimate interests in advancing our mission and improving our services.
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
With trusted third-party vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics, and payment processing. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data.
With academic institutions and partner organizations for research purposes, always in anonymized or aggregated form to protect individual privacy.
When required by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request. We will notify you when legally permitted to do so.
For any other purpose disclosed to you with your explicit consent.
Blooming World International does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for commercial purposes. Any data sharing is strictly limited to advancing our mission of empowering communities through innovation.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
256-bit SSL encryption for all data in transit and at rest
Strict role-based access controls and authentication protocols
Regular security assessments and penetration testing
Limited data retention periods aligned with our mission needs
In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected users and relevant authorities as required by applicable law.
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
Request access to and receive a copy of your personal data
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
Request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances
Restrict or object to processing of your personal data
Withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your data
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@blwi.org. We will respond to your request within 30 days and may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Our services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information without parental consent, please contact us.
For our educational programs involving minors (such as early childhood education initiatives), we collect data only with explicit parental consent and implement additional safeguards to protect children's privacy.
As an international organization working across multiple countries, we may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers, including:
With operations serving 500,000 farming families in Sub-Saharan Africa and contributing to Sustainable Development Goals worldwide, we implement privacy protections that meet or exceed international standards.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the 'Last Updated' date. We will also provide more prominent notice for significant changes, such as email notifications or banner notices on our website.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact our Data Protection Officer:
Blooming World International
Attention: Data Protection Officer
Mailing address available on https://blwi.org
At Blooming World International, we believe that protecting privacy is fundamental to building trust and empowering communities. Your trust enables us to continue our mission of innovation and sustainable development.